Product Description
MUTCD Compliant Fine Higher signs are manufactured with .080 aluminum and are available with the following reflective sheeting options:
1. High Intensity Prismatic reflective (HIP) - 10 year warranty
2. Diamond Grade reflective sheeting (DG) - 12 year warranty
- Sign graphics are applied with translucent inks, vinyl, or translucent film
- Weather-resistant traffic grade aluminum will not rust or crack
- Manufactured to last for years outdoors
- These signs will mount directly on a post, wall, or fence
- Sign will resist fading
- Pre-punched 3/8" mounting holes. (Top & Bottom)
- Sign meets MUTCD specifications for federal highway use
MUTCD Fines Higher Sign
The Fines higher plaque may be used to advise road users when increased fines are imposed for traffic violations within designated roadway segments.
The FINES HIGHER plaque may be mounted below an applicable regulatory or warning sign in a temporary traffic control zone, a school zone, or other applicable designated zones.
The following may be mounted below the FINES HIGHER plaque:
- A supplemental plaque specifying the times that the higher fines are in effect
- A supplemental plaque When Children and/or Workers at present;
- A supplemental plaque When Flashing if used in conjunction with a yellow flashing beacon.
The legend FINES HIGHER may be replaced by multiple values such as FINES DOUBLE or FINES TRIPLE, or by a specific value such as $150 FINE.
The FINES HIGHER plaque shall be a rectangle with a black legend and border on a white background.
The FINES HIGHER plaque shall include a school or work zone, or other applicable designated zone plaque mounted above the applicable regulatory or warning sign. The school supplemental plaque shall be rectangular in shape with a black legend and border on a yellow or fluorescent yellow-green background. The WORK ZONE supplemental plaque shall be rectangular in shape with a black legend and border on an orange background.
If used, the fines higher plaque should be located at the beginning of the temporary traffic control zone, school zone, or other applicable designated zone and just beyond any interchanges, major intersections, or other major traffic generators.
Agencies should limit the use of the fines higher plaque to locations where work is actually underway, or to locations where the roadway, shoulder, or other conditions, including the presence of a school, require a speed reduction or extra caution on the part of the road user.
